Michelle Makes Waves

Talk about battle of the Big ships hey. Norwegian Cruise Liners have announced that the NCL Epic will be doing two sailings from Southampton in 2015. This will be her first sailing from port since her Inaugural cruise in June 2010. The Norwegian Epic will sail one six and one seven…

Well it looks like Venice has won the battle against banning large ships sailing near St Mark’s Square and entering the Giudecca Canal. Cruise Lines International Association made a pledge during talks last week with Italy’s Transport and Environment Ministers, they have stated that from the 30thNovember 2014 vessels weighing over 96,000…

I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter! May the Easter bunny bring you lots of chocolate and may it be a wonderful time spent with your friends and family. Happy Easter everyone, enjoy. Easter Forever Imagine if Easter would last forever You'd eat candy and chocolate every…

On the 10th April Splendour Of The Seas went on sale for 2015/2016. She will be sailing from her home port in Dubai and will be offering 7 night itineraries around UAE from December 2015 until April 2016. The sailings will comprise of 16 round-trip cruises, calling at scenic Khasab,…

Earlier this week Royal Caribbean announced that Explorer Of The Seas will be replacing Adventure Of The Seas for summer 2015. This is her first time she will be sailing from Southampton.  The newly enhanced Explorer of the Seas will take over the three 16 night, roundtrip itineraries from late…

I just wanted to wish all Mum's out there a very happy Mother's Day. My mum is no longer here, I lost her 11yrs ago this year. People say it gets easier as time goes on, but If I’m being really honest it doesn’t. There are so many times when I need her…

Fred Olsen have launched a brilliant new concept on the Breamar which will sail from Southampton on the 10th October 2015, 15 nights, “ You Choose Your Cruise”. Yes you can actually “ tell the Captain where you want to go”.      What happens is that passengers on board…

It has been announced that an Italian Court has suspended restrictions to allow large cruise ships back into Venice lagoons. This is months after the Italian government decided to ban large ships because of the environmental damage they were doing do to the World Heritage-listed city.    The ruling was passed last…

Wow, the last couple of days has been crazy, Cunard’s launched there sailings yesterday for 2015 to celebrate the 175th Anniversary. They have some remarkable anniversary cruises to offer with some very exciting forthcoming events. In total there are 5 special cruises which are going to be available. To start…

I've just had a really interesting conversation with a client of mine who has just returned back from her Tailor Made cruise, which was booked through myself. She was sailing with Celebrity Cruises on the Millenium, doing Dubai, Singapore and Asia. My client had mentioned that they had visited a…